Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 00:41:29 +0100 (CET) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?m=20p?= <sumirati@yahoo.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: Re: Can FreeBSD do this... Message-ID: <20020225234129.32206.qmail@web13303.mail.yahoo.com>
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--- m p <sumirati@yahoo.de> schrieb: > Datum: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 00:31:42 +0100 (CET) > Von: m p <sumirati@yahoo.de> > Betreff: Re: Can FreeBSD do this... > An: Steve Brown <freebsd@prayforwind.com> > CC: reebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > Steve Brown wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > Someone I know works in a small office (7 Wintels), they are looking for > > a > file/print server and internet gateway. Just to get a general idea, > > should they > > > > a) consider a (Netgear or equiv) broadband router whose wan side is on > > internet and one machine behind it is a FreeBSD machine running Samba > > (file/print sharing is what Samba's for, right?) -OR- > > > > b) the FreeBSD machine acts as a gateway as well, no BB router? Can it do > > this and file/print serving? > > > > Decent security required (sensitive personal info involved, but no > > e-commerce). > > > > The proposal they've been offered involves a BB router, everyone behind > > it, including a Win2000 server. This would involve $1700 to Microsoft for > > licences. Would it be worth it to use an opensource solution or would it > > cost more than that for them to pay someone to figure out how to do it > > with FreeBSD? > > > > Any opinions welcome, thanks! > > > > Steve > > > > Hi Steve, > > i have build before both scenarios. > > For a friend of mine I had done b). As a hint: Start with the so called > "simple" firewall and modify the ruleset to your needs. But think twice (or > even more) about every rule you set. You have no additional security zone. If > they do not want to spend much and you are a little bit familiar with Samba > and > firewalling there should be no problem. > > Case a) I am running at home - but with 2 FreeBSD boxes. That should be > easier > to setup and maintain. The firewall ruleset will need a lot lesser tuning. > > Try a quick search on google about the topic. > Or read up about samba and firewalls at: > http://www.freebsddiary.org/topics.php (looked good for a short view) > > If you (or a person you know) are familiar with *NIX in general and willingly > to learn there should be no problem. > > Take a look at the mailinglists before you order the hardware to be sure no > know problems are there. > Do a test - install the machine (should not take longer for some one > unfamiliar > with FreeBSD but familiar with *NIX than 16 hours [1]). > Test it (stability/performance/security....). > Take it productive. > > Uh, do you thought about backup/desaster recovery, hardware failures and > virus > scanning? You did? Good. > > Hope that helps > > Marc > > > [1] 16 hours aproximatley for installing FreeBSD, installing Samba, > configuring > it, configuring dialup to the ISP, adding some firewall rules, copy the data. > A > little bit of debbuging. The higher your admin is experienced the shorter it > should take. > If you want a proxy/mailserver/webserver/<you name the extra> running it will > take longer. > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de > Ihre E-Mail noch individueller? - http://domains.yahoo.de > __________________________________________________________________ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de Ihre E-Mail noch individueller? - http://domains.yahoo.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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